1952 in Singapore

none July 2025 July 2025 1952 Singapore Flag of Singapore (1952–1959).svg 90px Other events of 1952 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1952 in Colony of Singapore. Incumbents Governor: until 20 March: Sir Franklin Gimson acting from 20 March - 21 April: Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe starting from 21 April: Sir John Nicoll Colonial Secretary: Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe Events September 25 September – Legislative Councillor for Seletar Constituency Vilasini Menon resigned due to being charged with a criminal breach of trust in India along with her husband.26 September 1952 Mrs. Vilasini Menon's Resignation Accepted https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/indiandailymail19520926-1.2.12?qt=%22vilasini%20menon%22&q=%22Vilasini%20Menon%22 12 July 2025 Indian Daily Mail 1 November 19 November – Nomination day for the 1952 Seletar by-election.Singapore Legislative Council By-Election 1952 https://www.sg-elections.com/by-election/1952/ 2025-07-12 www.sg-elections.com December 6 December – The 1952 Singapore City Council election was held.Singapore City Council Election 1952 https://sg-elections.com/city-election/1952/ 2025-07-12 sg-elections.com 16 December – Independent candidate Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair was sworn in as legislative councillor for Seletar Constituency in an uncontested walkover.Singapore Legislative Council By-Election 1952 > Seletar https://www.sg-elections.com/by-election/1952/seletar.html 2025-07-12 www.sg-elections.com Births 10 February – Lee Hsien Loong, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore. 25 February – Henry Thia, actor and comedian. 23 March – Anita Sarawak, singer and entertainer. 19 June – Richard Low, actor. 15 October – Ramli Sarip, musician, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. 3 December – Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, 12th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. 22 December – Ahmad Magad, former PAP MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. Deaths 1 April – M. D. P. Gilroy, prominent amateur stage magician (b. 1902).https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520402-1.2.22 TWO KILLED IN STORM ON GOLF COURSE 2 April 1952 29 November 2025 NewspaperSG 8 May – René Onraet, 9th Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police Force (b. 1887).11 May 1952 Death of Mr. Onraet, the ! Singapore policeman https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520511-1.2.72?qt=%22death%20of%20mr%20onraet%22&q=%22Death%20of%20Mr%20Onraet%22 21 July 2025 NewspaperSG 1 July – Ng Sing Phang, Cantonese community leader, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1873).2 July 1952 粵帮老僑領又弱一個吳勝鵬老成凋謝因病逝世於尼律私邸 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/nysp19520702-1.2.36.8?qt=%22%E5%90%B3%20%E5%8B%9D%20%E9%B5%AC%22&q=%E2%80%9C%E5%90%B3%E5%8B%9D%E9%B5%AC%E2%80%9D 10 October 2026 NewspaperSG 14 December – Lim Soo Ban, Hakka community leader and businessman (b. 1886).15 December 1952 Mr. Lim Soo Ban is dead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19521215-1.2.17?qt=%22lim%20soo%20ban%22&q=%22Lim%20Soo%20Ban%22 10 October 2026 NewspaperSG15 December 1952 林師萬昨晚逝世 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/scjp19521215-1.2.29.7?qt=%22%E6%9E%97%20%E5%B8%AB%20%E8%90%AC%22&q=%E2%80%9C%E6%9E%97%E5%B8%AB%E8%90%AC%E2%80%9D 10 October 2026 NewspaperSG See also List of years in Singapore References Category:1952 by country Category:Years in Singapore